Mitch Adams of Oshkosh cleans his sailboat while anchored on Lake Winnebago near the Menominee Park beach in Oshkosh on Sept. 3.

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If you're concerned about zebra mussels, boat landing fees, walleyes, algae blooms or swimmer's itch that can accompany a dip in Lake Winnebago, a new five-county collaborative wants to hear from you.

Backed by a $50,000 matching grant from the Department of Natural Resources, the group is in the first phase a project to protect all aspects of the system that connects Lake Winnebago to Lake Poygan, Lake Winneconne, Lake Butte des Morts and parts of the Fox and Wolf rivers.

The five counties - Calumet, Fond du Lac, Outagamie, Waushara and Winnebago - hope to build on local public feedback to ...